Ice and Fire

Chapter 915 The Woman He Loved (Part One)

Just when Aria and Charlotte went inside the restaurant to choose a table, Charlotte suddenly saw a

familiar figure not far away.

She immediately whispered to Aria's ear, "Aria, look. Lawrence is there."

Aria halted when she heard Charlotte mentioned Lawrence's name. Although she was surprised, she

still looked at the direction that Charlotte was looking at. She immediately recognized Lawrence even

just at one glance. She was very certain that it was Lawrence although they could only see his back.

The shirt he was wearing was exactly the same that Lawrence wore this morning. And since it was a

limited edition clothing line, the probability of having the same shirt in the city was almost zero. That

man was absolutely Lawrence.

Aria and Charlotte stood still as if they were stunned. They just stared at Lawrence and the woman

across from him. It seemed that Aria couldn't recover from shock.

"Aria, who is that woman? She's so beautiful and elegant," asked Charlotte. She noticed that the

woman was not only gorgeous but her temperament showed that she was well bred and educated.

Anyone could easily tell that she was born and raised from a noble and rich family.

"Who the hell knows her?" Aria answered. "Countless women want to crawl into Lawrence's bed and

sleep with him. How will I know which one she is?" A burning hot fury started to blaze deep in her

heart. Hadn't he told her that he wouldn't be in romantic terms with other women? But what was he

doing now? He not only went out for lunch with a woman, they even looked very happy. What the hell

was that?

"But Lawrence always turns his back to those women," Charlotte countered. "He never had any affairs

with other women, even with his assistant. They are just business colleagues. But look at that woman.

They look so cheerful." Charlotte also noticed how different Lawrence's attitude was in front of that

woman. They looked so happy together. That woman must be very special to him.

Colors drained from?Aria's?face as she saw how beaming Lawrence was with that woman. She felt a

pang in her heart. How she wished she was only dreaming. She thought she would have Lawrence's

full attention and his love would only be hers. However, seeing the big smile on his face now saddened

her very much. 'Does that woman mean a lot in his heart?' Aria couldn't help asking herself.

Charlotte got worried when she saw the fury in Aria's eyes. She knew better than anyone else how

much Aria loved Lawrence and how much she cared about him. She patted Aria's shoulder gently and

asked, "Aria, are you okay?"

Aria didn't reply. She just stood there for quite a few seconds and seemed to be contemplating.

Suddenly, she took a deep breath and adjusted her mood. Then she turned to Charlotte and asked,

"Charlotte, are you game? Let's do something crazy. Lets make this day an exciting one."

"Yes, I'm game!" Charlotte hastily answered. "Just tell me what we need to do and I'm with you."

Charlotte had always been supportive of Aria. As her best friend, she knew Aria very well. She would

always take her side no matter what happened.

"Let's go and say hello to my darling," Aria said. She put on her sweetest smile and strode forward with

Charlotte by her side.

"Lawrence, is the JC Group..." Before Anna could finish her words, they were interrupted by Aria's

sudden appearance.

"Hi, darling! What are you doing here?" Aria pretended to be confident while she looked at Lawrence.

Lawrence's?eyes widened in?surprise. He didn't expect to see Aria and Charlotte right?in front of him

so he asked, "Why are you here?" Astonishment and disbelief were apparent in his eyes.

"Why? Are we not allowed to come to this restaurant?" Aria retorted with a pout. She looked so cute

like a little child. She then sat beside Lawrence. She looked at the woman across from them with

aggressive eyes but she didn't say anything to her.

Charlotte was a little scared when she saw Lawrence, so she gingerly greeted, "Hello, Mr. Lawrence."

"Charlotte, have a seat," Aria demanded and pulled her to sit down beside her.

Lawrence was aware that Aria was only trying to subdue her anger. She only pretended to be nice and

decent in front of Anna. His mind suddenly was in a mess and he even got flustered.

"Lawrence, this is?" Anna asked Lawrence politely while remained graceful. She actually didn't care

about Aria's stare at all. Clever as she was, she could already tell their relationship as the woman

called Lawrence "darling".

'She must be Lawrence's woman, ' Anna thought.

"My name is Aria," Aria introduced herself before Lawrence could even speak up. "And this is my best

friend, Charlotte," she added.

It was only then that Anna was able to examine Aria. She was good-looking although not gorgeous.

Her temperament also showed that she was not born in a noble family. Anna could tell from her

expressions and gestures that she loved Lawrence so much and that made her develop a hatred

towards Aria.

"Hello, I am Anna," Anna replied politely. Although she didn't like Aria and they could be rivals, she still

maintained her gracefulness and politeness. Thus, she could overwhelm her opponent easily.

After Anna introduced herself, Aria turned to Lawrence and asked, "Does it feel good to have lunch

with a beautiful lady?"

"Haven't you seen everything?" Lawrence retorted. He didn't like the way of Aria's questioning in front

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His cold voice surprised both Aria and Anna. Even Charlotte was agape because she didn't expect

Lawrence to talk to Aria that way.

A shadow?of disbelief enveloped?Aria's face. She couldn't believe what she had just heard.

On the other hand, Anna's lips curved up in a smile. It seemed that Lawrence wasn't nice to this

woman. 'Perhaps she is just one of the women that Lawrence plays with, ' she thought.

"Yes, I saw everything. I saw how you talked to this woman happily," Aria answered in anger as she

pointed a finger at Anna.

She was so crazy with anger that she couldn't control herself anymore.